Apply communication in nursing
practice study guide
(I)SBAR - ANSWER Identity: Who is handing over?
(S)OAPIE - ANSWER Subjective data: What the patient/family tell you
(S)OLER - ANSWER Sitting at a comfortable distance away from the person and facing them
(S)WOT - ANSWER Strengths: What advantages (for example skills, education, or
connections) do you have that other do not? What do you do better than anyone else?
# - ANSWER Fracture
ABDO - ANSWER Abdomen/Abdominal
ADLs - ANSWER Activities of Daily Living
Angioplasty - ANSWER the surgical repair of a blood vessel
Apnoea - ANSWER Not breathing
Appendicectomy - ANSWER operation to remove the appendix
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER the condition of hardening of arteries
BD - ANSWER Twice a day
BGLs - ANSWER Blood Glucose Levels
BNO - ANSWER Bowels Not Opened
, Apply communication in nursing
practice study guide
Bradycardia - ANSWER Slow heart rate
BSLs - ANSWER Blood Sugar Levels
Cardiologist - ANSWER heart specialist
Cardiology - ANSWER the study of the heart
Cardiomegaly - ANSWER the enlargement of the heart
Cardiovascular Disease - ANSWER the disease of the heart
contra- - ANSWER against / ... contra indicate
Di- or Bi- - ANSWER two / ... di plopia (double vision) Bi lateral
DVT - ANSWER Deep Vein Thrombosis
Dysphagia - ANSWER difficulty swallowing
Dysphasia - ANSWER Difficulty speaking
Gastroenteritis - ANSWER infection and inflammation of the stomach and intestines
Gastrologist - ANSWER a person who specialises in gastrology; stomach and stomach-
related issues
Gynaecologist - ANSWER doc - female reproductive & sexual organs
practice study guide
(I)SBAR - ANSWER Identity: Who is handing over?
(S)OAPIE - ANSWER Subjective data: What the patient/family tell you
(S)OLER - ANSWER Sitting at a comfortable distance away from the person and facing them
(S)WOT - ANSWER Strengths: What advantages (for example skills, education, or
connections) do you have that other do not? What do you do better than anyone else?
# - ANSWER Fracture
ABDO - ANSWER Abdomen/Abdominal
ADLs - ANSWER Activities of Daily Living
Angioplasty - ANSWER the surgical repair of a blood vessel
Apnoea - ANSWER Not breathing
Appendicectomy - ANSWER operation to remove the appendix
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER the condition of hardening of arteries
BD - ANSWER Twice a day
BGLs - ANSWER Blood Glucose Levels
BNO - ANSWER Bowels Not Opened
, Apply communication in nursing
practice study guide
Bradycardia - ANSWER Slow heart rate
BSLs - ANSWER Blood Sugar Levels
Cardiologist - ANSWER heart specialist
Cardiology - ANSWER the study of the heart
Cardiomegaly - ANSWER the enlargement of the heart
Cardiovascular Disease - ANSWER the disease of the heart
contra- - ANSWER against / ... contra indicate
Di- or Bi- - ANSWER two / ... di plopia (double vision) Bi lateral
DVT - ANSWER Deep Vein Thrombosis
Dysphagia - ANSWER difficulty swallowing
Dysphasia - ANSWER Difficulty speaking
Gastroenteritis - ANSWER infection and inflammation of the stomach and intestines
Gastrologist - ANSWER a person who specialises in gastrology; stomach and stomach-
related issues
Gynaecologist - ANSWER doc - female reproductive & sexual organs
